Merdan Seyitahun
Additional Name(s): Merdan Seyitakhun
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Uyghur
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: Life Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: April/14/2008
Date of Sentencing: March/24/2009
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Activity Religious Instruction & Teaching
Nature of Charges: Separatism
Merdan Seyitahun
Extra Bio Info:
Merdan Seyitahun is imprisoned for his ethnoreligious identity and for teaching religion.
On April 14, 2008, Ghulja county police detained 12 Uyghur men, including Seyitakhun, reportedly for teaching religion to children.
On March 24, 2009, the Ili Intermediate People's Court sentenced Seyitakhun to life in prison for “splitting the state” (Art. 103 CCL).
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"Merdan Seyitakhun" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
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"Merdan Seyitahun" Xinjiang Victims Database